I played a wide variety of characters.
My main was an A/Me, mostly providing a solid income by farming ecto's at the ToPK. I also used this one for Alliance Battles. Then, I had a N/x which I used for 55'ing (solo SS and SV were great, pretty much anywhere, mostly HM), commanding minions and more. I also had a W/Mo for running friends and guild members around Tyria, but I barely used it for anything else.

I haven't touched GW1 for a long time anymore, but I'm planning to play GW2 from day 1.